Wow! I didn't know that. Between the two of you I was always inspired. MIss him greatly.

Thank you!!!!

To Dance

I want
to dance with you
underneath the forever light
that shines
as brilliantly as my soul
whenever I'm near you

I want
to dance with you
to fall in love
with every moment
you take my breath away
so that I know
what it feels like
to be alive

I want
to dance with you
to twist
and turn
even if it rains
even if the wind
tries to carry us away
from morning
to noon
to night
just as long as your heart's beat
guides our rhythm

I want
to dance with you
underneath the stars
and the moon
as heaven stretches across
the forever night
to dance with you
until our image
is of one soul

So how's my favorite poet doing?

Just listened to Roadhouse Blues and I love it!!!!

Truthfully

The truth
has been blinded
by bright lights
and white lies
so all that's left
is dark spaces
and dark corners
dark skies
and dark moments
falling from eyes

Five people died
pause
for effect
did you get that
five people died

I bleed
red white and blue
from a wound
that will never heal
because the latest cause
of an uncivil war
is an election
they're trying to steal
the "peaceful" anger
you see now
is why some kneel
because the pain
of unfairness
believed
whether or not real
is the most powerful thing
someone can feel
so imagine
if you will
that five people died
pause
to reflect
did you get that
five people died

We could be
at that crossroad of diversity
where we
stand idly
waiting
pondering the next step
for democracy
does it work
for whom does it work
questions
never before that had to be
asked
or answered
because there was the underlying
positivity
that we
as a nation
would always be
the bastion of a proven philosophy
that everyone
through the trials and tribulations
of history
were the beneficiary
of a constitution
that states all men were created equally
but five people died
pause
to acknowledge their memory
they died
at a time
that didn't have to be
because truth
should always matter

Every Single Day


Today
somehow
feels like everyday
which seems to feel
like every other day

Not sure
if I was expecting
something different
maybe sunshine
or even rain
just something different
to ease the same

I woke up
to winter
then summer arrived
and in between the two
was spring
and fall
and another moment
without a surprise

It's not that I'm bored
but
well
ok
maybe I am
because the days
come and go
and there's nothing
to do
but live
another today

What It Feels Like

Alone
in my thoughts
arguing
with the fire's
temptation
as curiosity
slowly numbs
my ability
to discern

Flames
rising
like emotions
should I
shouldn't I
I know
I shouldn't
because I'll burn

But
the want
the desire
for its escape
has grasped
my soul
like an addictive yearn

So I close
my eyes
the warmth
is so inviting
that I stop doubting
the reality
that it could be more
than just this
one turn

I had to
the rage
persuaded my soul
like the devil's invitation
to hell
and now
I know
there is no return

And I pray
I pray
to find a way
to forgive
myself
for having to live
this lesson
I've learned

Thanks for the offer but I'm fine. It's just a poem and not a reflection of my personal well being.

Suffering Alive

Life
for me
seems to be never ending waves
of complications
like an ocean
that refuses to flow easily

It feels
as if I'm drowning
while drifting
without anything of normalcy
to keep me afloat

I want to die
now
right now
because it would be easier
than waiting
for tomorrow's moment
to take me from me
once again

I imagine
the darkness
each time
time's hands
pull me under
and I feel whole
because it is only then
when I'm suffering alive
that death feels closer

And it is beautiful

Good Enough


Blurred lines
unable
to escape
my mind
thoughts run
to and fro
I wish
I were able
to let go
screams
internal
as I author
my journal
poetry
that's what
the words are called
but to me
they're the life
I've mauled
each sentence
feels
as if I've lived
a life's sentence
yet
I'm still here
crying
living
in fear
of being
the very person
I never wanted to be
I am forever
me
someone
who will never be
good enough

These words are a reflection of my daughter's situation. Wish I could heal her pain but in the end that's how she will grow.

Now
is the greatest distance
you must travel
to reach
tomorrow

Now
is the greatest obstacle
you must overcome
to be who want to be
tomorrow

Now
is not the time
to wonder why
you must challenge yourself
to find yourself
tomorrow

Now
is the moment
you must fight
now is the time
you must seek

Now
and only now
will you have a moment
to both look towards the past to learn
and to tomorrow
to see what now
will allow you to be

Holding the Wind

It is often said
that life
is but the air that comes
and goes
with the passage of time

If this is true
then I'll hold my breath
so that maybe
I'll be able
to hold onto forever

I'll fill my lungs
with dreams thought too heavy carry
and possibilities so light
they could fly away

I'll hold the wind
so tightly
because I know
that all we have
is the dare
to soar
while being grounded
by our imagination

Within the Broken Heart


The vast expanse
of darkness
feeds my soul
devouring dreams
like midnight to light
I am quiet
in this hopelessness
as searching is futile
for there is nothing
but the vast expanse
of loneliness
called
my soul's shelter

Goodbye


I close my eyes
to hold back
the tears I know I will cry
when it is time
for us
to say . . .

I can't
say the word
and honestly
I never want to try
because we've not had enough time
together
to end beautiful
with the word . . .

And yes
this is wrong
we are living in a love
that is a lie
so I know
home is a different shade of who
we are now
me with her
you with him
so we have to say . . .

I wish
this was different
that these stolen moments
where lasting moments
for you and I
because my heart is so heavy
simply thinking about
you saying
even whispering
you must go
though I know
it is time
for us to say . . .

US

We cannot
undo time
so what's here
now
between us
is us

For better
or worse
imperfect
and afraid
is us

We've all heard
the whispers
of possibilities
and yet
we neglect to have
the uncomfortable conversation
about us

We cannot
undo time
we cannot
change
or rewrite history
we cannot
forgive
even if there was an apology
because
it wasn't you
who created us

We cannot
undo time
but we can
change
and rewrite tomorrow
we can be
the ones who
define us

You know I didn't think about that until you mentioned it.

One day it will happen